To guard others’ honour is to guard one’s own
Al-Risala (English), December 1986, p. 22
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
To guard others’ honour is to guard one’s own
1986 12 December 22 To guard others’ honour is to guard one’s own (120) Abu Ayub Ansari had heard a saying of the Prophet, the wording of which he forgot in later years. Uqbah ibn Amir, who at that time was living in Egypt, had been present at the time. So Abu Ayub took a camel and set off from Madina to Egypt. He arrived at Uqbah’s house, greeted him, and asked him about the statement which the Prophet had made about guarding the honour of the Muslims: “We are the only two people left who heard that saying of the Prophet.” Uqbah went over the Prophet’s words with Abu Ayub. They were: “Whoever guards the honour of a Muslim in this world, will be guarded by God on the Day of Resurrection.”
(AI-Adab’ul-Mufrad)
